"This..." Terumi Mei was somewhat worried about leaving her father alone.
Her father was very open-minded. "Xiao Mei, don't worry. With Lord Mirai here, I'll be fine! You should hurry back to the village. Otherwise, if Dolphin Ghost finds out you're not home, Green will be severely punished..."
Terumi Mei was unwilling to part with him, but this concerned everyone else's safety. She had no choice but to endure the pain in her heart and separate from her father.
Mirai said, "Don't worry. Your father will treat me well. If anything happens to him, I'll give you my head!"
Tears streamed down her cheeks as Terumi Mei quickly returned to Buddha Root Village in the night.
Mirai thought, The safest place to hide my brother is inside a toad's stomach. There'll be no breathing, and no chakra can be sensed. Mm! Let's begin!
"I'm telling you, Brother, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer a little for now..."
The man said, "These are all Lord Mirai's orders..."
"Oh, hahaha, hahaha, I just want you to suffer a little and hide in a toad's stomach..."
"A clam... a toad?" The man was startled. "You mean..."
Mirai smiled. "Don't worry, it's a toad from Mount Myoboku. It's very safe..."
"Oh... all right, please, Lord Mirai!"
"All right! Ninja Art—Summoning—Toad Concealment!"
Poof!!
The white smoke dispersed, revealing a small toad standing by his feet.
"Hello, Toad-san. I have a friend who needs to hide for a while. Please..." Mirai said with a smile.
"Croak..."
The little toad croaked, then in the blink of an eye swallowed Mirai's friend into Mirai's mouth.
Mirai chuckled and stretched. "Oh... let's go back to the inn and get some sleep first."
When they arrived at the inn, everyone was still asleep. Mirai thought, *Didn't that bastard Dolphin